IP Library Patent Application 18580000
Patent Application
App. No. 18/580,000

PURE COPPER OR COPPER ALLOY POWDER FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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App. No.
18/580,000
Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a pure copper or copper alloy powder for use in additive manufacturing using a laser beam system, and which is capable of increasing the laser absorptance and simultaneously decreasing the oxygen concentration in an object. Provided is a pure copper or copper alloy powder with an oxide coating, wherein the oxide coating contains carbon, and a ratio of the oxygen concentration to the carbon concentration ((oxygen concentration)/(carbon concentration)) is 5 or less.

Claims (16)

1 . A pure copper or copper alloy powder with an oxide coating, wherein the oxide coating contains carbon, and a ratio of an oxygen concentration to a carbon concentration (oxygen concentration/carbon concentration) is 5 or less, the carbon has a graphite structure, and a film thickness of the oxide coating is 5 nm or more and 500 nm or less.

2 . The pure copper or copper alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein the oxygen concentration is 5000 wtppm or less.

3 . The pure copper and or copper alloy powder according to claim 2 , wherein the carbon concentration is 100 wtppm or more.

4 . (canceled)

5 . The pure copper or copper alloy powder according to claim 3 , wherein, when measured based on Raman spectroscopy, a maximum scattering intensity value in a Raman shift of 1000 to 2000 cm −1 exists within a range of a Raman shift of 1300 to 1700 cm −1 .

6 . The pure copper or copper alloy powder according to claim 5 , wherein, when a Cu LMM spectrum is analyzed with XPS, a maximum peak intensity exists at a binding energy of 569 to 571 eV.

7 . (canceled)

8 . The pure copper or copper alloy powder according to claim 6 , wherein an average particle size D 50 (median diameter) is 10 μm or more and 150 μm or less.

9 . The pure copper or copper alloy powder according to claim 8 , wherein the pure copper or copper alloy powder is a copper alloy containing pure copper or copper in an amount of 80 wt % or higher.

10 . The pure copper or copper alloy powder according to claim 9 , wherein the pure copper or copper alloy powder is used for additive manufacturing using a laser beam.

11 . The pure copper or copper alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon concentration is 100 wtppm or more.

12 . The pure copper or copper alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein, when measured based on Raman spectroscopy, a maximum scattering intensity value in a Raman shift of 1000 to 2000 cm −1 exists within a range of a Raman shift of 1300 to 1700 cm −1 .

13 . The pure copper or copper alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein, when a Cu LMM spectrum is analyzed with XPS, a maximum peak intensity exists at a binding energy of 569 to 571 eV.

14 . The pure copper or copper alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein an average particle size D 50 (median diameter) is 10 μm or more and 150 μm or less.

15 . The pure copper or copper alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein the pure copper or copper alloy powder is a copper alloy containing pure copper or copper in an amount of 80 wt % or higher.

16 . The pure copper or copper alloy powder according to claim 1 , wherein the pure copper or copper alloy powder is used for additive manufacturing using a laser beam.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 31, 2024
From: JX METALS CORPORATION
To: JX ADVANCED METALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068237/0944 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2024
From: WATANABE, HIROFUMI; SHIBUYA, YOSHITAKA; KUMAGAI, MASASHI
To: JX METALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066150/0085 →